Purpose and policy.
Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.020
in effectSec. 12.16.020. - Purpose and policy.
The purpose of this article is to provide a system of user charges, waste surcharges, and connection fees for the proportional distribution of costs to existing and future users of the wastewater facilities based on the user's wastewater volume, strength, and flow rate characteristics. Revenues derived from the application hereof shall be used to defray the city's costs of operating and maintaining an adequate wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal system, for costs connected to implementation and compliance with the Reno-Sparks Joint Water Pollution Control Plant's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, any other NPDES permits issued to the city and to provide sufficient funds for capital outlay, debt service costs, capital improvements, and depreciation.
(Ord. No. 2899, § 1 (7.20.021), 8-25-80; Ord. No. 2993, § 1, 6-28-82; Ord. No. 4638, § 1, 6-25-96; Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT12PUWOUT_CH12.16SESE_ARTIISESECHRE_DIV1GE_S12.16.020PUPOFetched: 11/1/2026